Who Was Alive

Were James Madison and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. James Madison and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

James Madison was 18 when Napoleon was born.

James Madison was 70 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

Born 16 March 1751 · died 28 June 1836, aged 85

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. James Madison
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
James Madison and Napoleon in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.